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ArticleAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2023

Preschool Executive Control, Temperament, and Adolescent Dietary Behaviors.

Katherine M Kidwell, Tiffany D James, Rebecca L Brock, Amy Lazarus Yaroch, Jennie L Hill, Jennifer Mize Nelson, W Alex Mason, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Timothy D Nelson

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Article in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Longitudinal associations between preschool executive control and adolescent sleep: exploring the possible moderating role of negative affectivity.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2026
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Katherine M KidwellDepartment of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6922-6831
Tiffany D JamesOffice of Research and Economic Development, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Rebecca L BrockDepartment of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Amy Lazarus YarochGretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, Omaha, NE, USA.
Jennie L HillDepartment of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jennifer Mize NelsonOffice of Research and Economic Development, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
W Alex MasonDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA.
Kimberly Andrews EspyDepartment of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Timothy D NelsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.

Funding

Executive Function Development in Preschool ChildrenR01MH065668 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI ESPY, KIMBERLY ANDREWS, WIEBE, SANDRA A. · 2004 to 2013
$4.8M
Neural Vulnerabilities for Obesity: A Contextualized, Longitudinal Study in AdolescenceR01DK116693 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI Timothy David Nelson, Maital Neta · 2018 to 2026
$4.0M
Role of Executive Control in Adolescent Substance Use and Co-occuring ProblemsR01DA041738 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI MASON, W ALEX, NELSON, TIMOTHY DAVID · 2017 to 2021
$3.1M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA041738NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK116693NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH065668
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChild temperament styles characterized by increased emotionality or pleasure seeking may increase risk for less healthful eating patterns, while strong executive control (EC) may be protective. The interaction of these characteristics with longitudinal outcomes has not yet been examined. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine the association of preschool temperament and EC, as well as their interaction with adolescent eating.

methodsPreschoolers (N = 313) were recruited into a longitudinal study, with behavioral measurement of EC at age 5.25 years, temperament assessed multiple times across preschool, and eating outcomes assessed in adolescence (mean age = 15.34 years).

resultsSeparate latent moderated structural equation models demonstrated that weaker EC was associated with eating less healthful foods, including high sugar foods, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), and convenience foods (p < .05). In the moderation models, negative affectivity temperament was correlated with eating less healthful foods, high sugar foods, and SSBs (p < .05). Children lower in surgency/extraversion temperament were more likely to drink SSBs. There was an interaction between temperament and EC, such that children high in negative affectivity with weaker EC were particularly more likely to consume less healthful foods, high sugar foods, and SSBs (p < .05). There was no interaction of surgency with EC and food consumption.

conclusionsChild characteristics measured early in development were associated with later adolescent eating behaviors. Adequate EC could be necessary to counteract the drive toward eating associated with temperaments high in negative affectivity.

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Executive FunctionTemperamentAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDietHumansLongitudinal StudiesSugarsSugarsAdolescenceDietExecutive controlPreschoolTemperament

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